spector@brillig.umd.edu (Lee Spector) (08/04/89)
Why do I SOMETIMES get poping sounds at the beginning and end of sounds on my IIcx? For example if I go into the sound cdev and switch amongst beep sounds then SOMETIMES the newly selected sound will play with an initial pop, and sometimes it will play fine. If I play sounds from hypercard I get the same sort of effect. NOTE: if I issue one "play" command that plays several notes: play "Harpsichord" d3 c4 f2 g5 then I only get popping sounds (sometimes) at the beginning of the first note or the end of the last. I also don't seem to get any pops when I continually reselect the same beep sound in the sound cdev. The problem is not just with switching sounds, however, since repeated hypercard calls of "play "Harpsichord" c4" WILL play poppy. It doesn't seem to matter what sounds I use. It's not a speaker problem either, since it sounds the same when amplifying the sound port output. Questions: 1) Is my machine (sound chip?) defective? 2) If not, are there work-arounds/fixes? 3) Is this a known problem? Thanks for any and all responses! - Lee (spector@brillig.umd.edu)